ATLANTA—Mike Evans endured four last-place finishes in the NFC South in his first six seasons with Tampa Bay before last season’s breakthrough Super Bowl championship earned the Buccaneers long-awaited respect. The former doormats of the division are now envied by every other NFL team. “I’ve been waiting for this for seven years now,” said Evans, a first-round pick in 2014. “That’s what we want. When we went to Pittsburgh my rookie year, we wanted to be the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now everybody wants to be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That’s what you want, and we look forward to the challenge.” Tom Brady and the Buccaneers aren’t the defending division champions. New Orleans won its fourth consecutive division title at 12–4, one game ahead of Tampa Bay, which made the playoffs as a wild card. The retirement of Saints quarterback Drew Brees only makes Tampa Bay a stronger favorite in the division. …